Labour

Wave of retirement hits Canadian workforce

TORONTO - Canada is facing a wave of retirements driven by workers in high-press...

Economic , Labour October 4, 2022

Technical skills gap could have major impact in 2023, economist tells MCAC

Analysts generally speak of Canada’s ICI construction workforce crunch in terms...

Labour October 3, 2022

Resource hub launches for commercial operators looking to go electric

TORONTO — A digital learning platform, EV Fleets, has been launched to help comm...

Labour , Technology October 3, 2022

Women-only millwork program tackles skills shortage head-on

A commercial millwork pre-apprenticeship program that includes a job placement g...

Labour October 3, 2022

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Construction sector has a role to play

OTTAWA — September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honours th...

Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource September 30, 2022

Carpenters’ council encouraging apprentices to earn while you learn

Former personal support worker Juliet Hall joined Carpenters’ Local 27 just befo...

Labour September 30, 2022

Investing in Women’s Futures program being expanded to 10 new centres

AJAX, ONT. — The Investing in Women’s Futures program will be expanded and enhan...

Government , Labour September 29, 2022

Northern College takes trades training on the road to Indigenous communities

Northern College in northeastern Ontario has historically worked closely with In...

Labour September 29, 2022

Bird’s Kragnes unveiled as new CAF chair

OTTAWA — The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) has announced the appointment o...

Labour September 28, 2022

Ontario investing additional $90 million in Skills Development Fund

HAMILTON, ONT. — The Ontario government is investing an additional $90 million i...

Government , Labour September 28, 2022

Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 19 to 23

Your top DCN headlines this week feature a unique project story on the Thunder W...

Government , Labour , Projects , Resource September 23, 2022

UA Local 71 reports Ottawa construction industry ‘booming’

The latest job numbers are in and they herald good times for unionized Ottawa-ar...

Economic , Labour September 22, 2022

TimberFever brings back the heat after two years in virtual mode

After two years in virtual mode, TimberFever, the design-build competition for u...

Labour September 22, 2022

OPSEU applies for first-contract arbitration for TSSA safety inspectors

TORONTO - The union representing striking Technical Standards and Safety Authori...

Labour September 20, 2022

Gender Equality Week: The role construction plays

OTTAWA - Gender Equality Week runs until Sept. 24 and is meant to highlight the...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S September 19, 2022

Striking safety inspectors get $10,000 donation from OPSEU and young workers

TORONTO — To show solidarity with striking Technical Standards and Safety Author...

Labour , OH&S September 15, 2022

Anmar suing Stelco for nearly $18M of alleged unpaid work

A contractor is suing Stelco Inc. and Legacy Lands Lake Erie Inc. for nearly $18...

Infrastructure , Labour , Projects September 14, 2022

OH&S Legal Update: Coroner’s inquest recommends new restrictions for cellphones at construction projects

A recent coroner’s inquest has addressed the important issue of the hazard of ce...

Labour , OH&S September 14, 2022

Unemployment rate ticks up to 5.4 per cent in August as economy loses 40,000 jobs

OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent in August, ticking up for t...

Economic , Labour September 12, 2022

Workers falling behind as some corporations see record profits, labour leaders say

OTTAWA — A record labour shortage and rising wages may seem like good news for w...

Economic , Labour September 9, 2022

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Governments must get serious about the skills gap

Governments of all levels and political stripes have concluded that to have a fu...

Government , Labour September 9, 2022

Striking OPSEU inspectors ask Ford to intervene

TORONTO — Striking inspectors are calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to interv...

Labour September 8, 2022

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Veterans in the skilled trades, an underexplored population

Canada has maintained a long and wavering relationship with Canadian Armed Force...

Government , Labour September 6, 2022

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Advancing the interests of labour works for all of society

Happy Labour Day everyone. Whatever your plans are for this last long weekend o...

Labour September 5, 2022

5,200 more apprenticeships on deck in Atlantic Canada

TRURO, N.S. —  The federal government recently announced more than $28 million f...

Government , Labour September 2, 2022

Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 29 to Sept. 2

Your top DCN headlines this week cover our special series into the Wheatley, Ont...

Labour , OH&S , Projects September 2, 2022

OCS, Constructionlab collaborate on labour relations fundamentals course

The next generation of labour and management stakeholders in the unionized const...

Labour September 1, 2022

Strike continues for inspectors as TSSA refuses latest offer, says OPSEU

TORONTO — OPSEU/SEFPO says the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) c...

Labour August 30, 2022

Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 22 to 26

Your top DCN headlines this week cover a municipal election campaign promise fro...

Government , Labour , Projects , Resource August 26, 2022

Far North women dominate basic carpentry course at Algonquin College

Rarely women outnumber men in a construction training course, but a three-week c...

Labour August 25, 2022

Inspectors still on strike, TSSA reviewing OPSEU’s contract offer

The strike continues for roughly 170 Technical Standards and Safety Authority (T...

Labour August 24, 2022

Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants

JOHNSTOWN, OH. - Ohio's largest-ever economic development project comes with a b...

Government , Labour , Technology , US News August 23, 2022

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